Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay 2014

Evolving into a wine as a distinctive, single-region style in its own right, the Penfolds Reserve Bin A Chardonnay has a distinctive and contemporary Adelaide Hills Chardonnay persona. The fruit is all hand-harvested into small bins followed by whole-bunch press. The juice is incrementally filled to barrel directly from the press and allowed to undergo a natural fermentation, without inoculation. Hand-picked and pressed straight to French barriques (82% new) for wild fermentation and 9 months maturation. The impact of the bouquet is immediate and multifaceted, with a perfectly judged touch of struck match/flint. The palate takes the wine onto another plane altogether, with imperious drive and tenacity to its unsweetened grapefruit and white peach flavours. – James Halliday, Australian Wine Companion, 97 points The Finer Details Style – White Wine Varietal – Chardonnay Country – Australia Region – Adelaide Hills, South Australia Vintage – 2014 Bottle Size – 750ml ABV – 12.5%